Have you ever heard actors talk about the difference between acting in a play versus acting in a film? They often explain how they have to exaggerate their movements and … Continue reading
Music Career Tips
Being a musician is more than just plugging in your instrument. Learn tips on how to advance your music career on stage and beyond. Here you’ll find information about touring, how to make money with merch, how to brand yourself, and other ways to develop your music project into a business.
A Few Positives for Indie Music from 2020
A look back on music in a tough year Look, 2020 sucked. That shouldn’t be a controversial take at the end of a year with a seemingly endless string of … Continue reading
12 Tips For Your Next Podcast Interview – As a Musician or a Podcaster!
Prepping for your next podcast interview Whether you’re being interviewed on a podcast or interviewing artists as a podcast host yourself, you want to come to it prepared. Having been … Continue reading
What I learned from coaching three artists…
How to quickly multiply your audience, secure endorsement deals, and develop a more consistent music workflow. I’ve spent most of this year coaching three artists, on these concepts and other … Continue reading
An interview with writer & rapper Dessa
“It’s ok to just be a human being for a while.” Dessa is a rapper, singer, and writer who’s made a career of defying genre conventions and audience expectations. As … Continue reading
The Modern Music Glossary
NOTE: The CD Baby Pro Publishing service was discontinued as of August 8th, 2023. Any paid release which was signed up for CD Baby Pro Publishing prior to August 8th, … Continue reading
How many albums did Eric ‘RAVO’ Bravo have to sell to get on the Billboard Charts?
1,052 pure album sales– it sounds pretty straightforward, but it’s not. Let me explain. Hi, my name is Eric Bravo and I make music under the pseudonym RAVO under my … Continue reading
Singing Tips to Strengthen Your Voice During COVID-19
Let’s be honest: COVID sucks. Of course, this deadly virus has impacted every community. And this situation has been rough on musicians and artists of all stripes; especially singers. That’s … Continue reading
6 things you should do before you finish your recording session
Don’t leave the studio without doing these things So you’re all done recording your next song. You’ve laid down final takes for all the tracks, mixed everything and decided on … Continue reading
Q&A With Singer-Songwriter Alli Russell
Allison (“Alli”) Russell is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist in the acclaimed Americana band Birds of Chicago. Recently Alli joined forces with Rhiannon Giddens, Amethyst Kiah and Leyla McCalla for the … Continue reading